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'''Patung Kristus Penebus''' ([[bahasa Portugis]]: ''Cristo Redentor'') adalah [[patung]] [[Yesus Kristus]] bergaya [[Art Deco]] di [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brasil]], yang dibuat oleh pematung Prancis-Polandia [[Paul Landowski]] dan dibangun oleh insinyur Brasil [[Heitor da Silva Costa]], bekerja sama dengan insinyur Prancis [[Albert Caquot]].
Patung memiliki tinggi 38 meter dan terletak di puncak dari Gunung [[Corcovado]] yang tingginya 710 m di Taman Nasional [[Hutan Tijuca]], yang menghadap ke kota.
Patung ini menjadi simbol umat [[Kristen]] utamanya umat [[Gereja Katolik Roma|Katolik]], dan menjadi simbol kebanggaan kota. Tangan patung ini yang terbuka dilihat banyak orang sebagai tanda kayu salib.
== Sejarah ==
Gagasan untuk membangun sebuah patung yang besar di puncak Corcovado telah muncul sejak pertengahan [[1850-an]], ketika [[imam]] [[Katolik]] Pedro Maria Boss meminta dana dari [[Isabel dari Brazil|Putri Isabel]] untuk membangun sebuah [[monumen]] keagamaan yang besar. Putri Isabel tidak menanggapi gagsan itu, yang kemudian sama sekali dilupakan pada [[1889]], ketika Brasil menjadi [[republik]], dengan undang-undang yang mewajibkan [[Pemisahan agama dan negara|pemisahan gereja dari negara]].
Usul kedua untuk sebuah [[markah tanah]] yang besar berupa patung di gunung itu dibuat pada [[1921]] oleh [[Keuskupan Agung São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro|Keuskupan Agung Rio de Janeiro]]. Keuskupan Agung mengorganisir sebuah acara yang disebut ''Semana do Monumento'' ("Minggu Monumen") untuk menarik para penyumbang, yang kebanyakan berasal dari [[Agama di Brasil|Katolik Brasil]]. Rancangan-rancangannya dipertimbangkan untuk "Patung Kristus" termasuk sebuah representasi dari [[salib Kristen]], sebuah patung Yesus dengan [[bola duniaglobe]] di tangannya, dan sebuah [[pedestal]] yang melambangkan dunia. Akhirnya patung Kristus Sang Penebus dengan tangan yang terbuka yang dipilih.
Kristus Penebus adalah salah satu finalis untuk [[Tujuh keajaibanKeajaiban duniaDunia yang baruBaru]], bersama-sama dengan 20 calon lainnya. ▼<!--Local [[engineer]] [[Heitor da Silva Costa]] was chosen to oversee the construction of the new monument, to be designed by [[French people|French]]-[[Poland|Polish]] architect [[Paul Landowsky]]. A group of engineers and technicians studied Landowsky's submissions and the decision was made to build the structure out of [[reinforced concrete]] instead of [[steel]], more suitable for the [[cross]]-shaped statue. Costa and Landowsky decided to make the outer layers of the statue out of [[Soapstone]], because of its malleability and good resistance to extreme weather. The [[Corcovado Rack Railway]] proved essential to the building effort, as it was the only way to get the large pieces of the statue to the top of the mountain.
The monument was inaugurated on [[October 12]], [[1931]], by president [[Getúlio Vargas]] in a large, lavish ceremony. One of the highlights of the ceremony would be the lighting system, which was supposed to be switched on by [[Italy|Italian]] [[radio]] pioneer [[Guglielmo Marconi]], from his yacht in [[Naples]]. Poor weather, however, affected the signal strength and the lighting had to be switched on manually by workers at Corcovado.
In October 2006, on the occasion of the statue's 75th anniversary, [[Archbishop]] of Rio [[Cardinal]] [[Eusebio Oscar Scheid]] consecrated a chapel (named for the patron saint of Brazil - [[Nossa Senhora Aparecida]]) under the statue. This allows [[Catholics]] to hold baptisms and weddings there. Foreign Catholics may be wed at the site if they have the proper paperwork sent there by their home [[diocese]]. It is anticipated that there will be a long waiting list.
==Access==
[[Berkas:CidadeRioP.jpg|210px|thumb|right|180° panoramic view from [[Corcovado]]]]
The statue can be accessed by road or by the [[Corcovado Rack Railway]]. Until recently, the statue could only be reached from the train terminal via a large 222-step stairway, a huge hurdle for handicapped or elderly visitors. However, in [[2002]], the monument went through a large [[renovation]] process, when 3 panoramic [[elevator]]s and 4 [[escalator]]s were installed.
There is also a somewhat arduous but rewarding [[hiking trail]] to the summit from [[Parque Lage]] park in the [[Jardim Botânico]] neighborhood at the foot of the mountain.
==Influence==
The statue is said to have inspired [[Duke Pearson]] to write the song "Cristo Redentor," which appeared on [[Donald Byrd]]'s 1963 jazz album, ''A New Perspective''.
Brazilian [[Bossa Nova]] composer [[Tom Jobim]] drew inspiration from the statue for his song "Corcovado", and also mentioned it in "Samba do Avião".-->
▲Kristus Penebus adalah salah satu finalis untuk [[Tujuh keajaiban dunia yang baru]], bersama-sama dengan 20 calon lainnya.
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